News Roundup: How Coronavirus Is Impacting the Sports Industry
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The spread of coronavirus has begun impacting the sports industry in the U.S. and around the world. Here is an ongoing listing of coverage from around the web on how leagues and sporting events are dealing with the situation:
- Sports world watching coronavirus as travel, tournaments hang in balance (The News & Observer)
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The NCAA is preparing for the coronavirus, and it’s complicated (Washington Post)
- Sports events in Italy go behind closed doors until 3 April due to coronavirus (The Guardian)
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As Coronavirus Spreads, Olympics Face Ticking Clock and a Tough Call (New York Times)
- What if coronavirus concerns force sports leagues to close doors to fans? (USA Today)
- Cycling and golf events cancelled as coronavirus continues to hit sport (The Guardian)
- Canceled Games and Empty Stadiums: Will the Coronavirus Spread to Sports? (WSJ)
- How Sports Leagues and Federations are Dealing With Coronavirus (L.A. Times)
- Watching Sports in a Season of the Coronavirus (The New Yorker)
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Will coronavirus cancel the Olympics and other big sporting events? (Washington Post)
- Basketball Africa League postpones start of inaugural season (NBA.com)
- How the virus has impacted sporting events around the world (BBC)
- Stanford limits attendance at sporting events because of coronavirus (San Jose Mercury News)
- Chicago State men’s basketball team not traveling due to virus (ESPN)
- How the virus is affecting sports in the United States, around the world (CBS Sports)
- NFL “closely monitoring” coronavirus developments (NBC Sports/PFT)
- Fist-bumps among short-term recommendations as NBA plots coronavirus strategy, memo says (ESPN)
- Global sports face ‘unprecedented’ test amid coronavirus outbreak (Aljazeera)
- U.S. pro sports leagues keeping close eye on coronavirus outbreak (ESPN)
- College basketball tournaments move ahead cautiously amid coronavirus scare (Greensboro News & Record)
- An NCAA Tournament with empty arenas? It can’t be ruled out (NBC Sports)
